Cost of living comparison

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Bridgetown vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 3.0 times more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 4.8% less in Bridgetown
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Bridgetown
Housing
pay 6.2 times more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Bridgetown

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bridgetown are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

Bridgetown vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 4.8% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $20.00
BBD40.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $9.25
BBD18.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$1.50
BBD3.00

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$2.78
BBD5.56
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $14.65
BBD29.29
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$14.67
BBD29.34

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.93
BBD15.85
Monthly public transit pass ?? $27.00
BBD54.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $35,000.00
BBD70,000.00

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $49.00
BBD98.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$480.00
BBD960.00

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $241.67
BBD483.33
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $6,500.00
BBD13,000.00

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$2.50
BBD5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$4.87
BBD9.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $8.00
BBD16.00

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Bridgetown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $72.50
BBD145.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $55.00
BBD110.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $134.38
BBD268.75

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